General Manager Advanced Trading (Fusion)

General Manager Advanced Trading (Fusion)

Who we are

We simplify wealth creation. Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer, Bitpanda helps people build their financial freedom. The platform empowers first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks, precious metals and commodities.

Headquartered in Austria and operating across Europe, Bitpanda is built by fast-moving teams with diverse perspectives and innovative minds.

Your mission

As General Manager Advanced Trading (Fusion), you will own the strategic direction, commercial growth, operational excellence, and platform evolution of Bitpanda's advanced trading ecosystem. Fusion delivers institutional-grade trading capabilities to retail customers and professional traders across web and mobile environments.

You will combine product strategy, trading expertise, and technology leadership to ensure Fusion differentiates Bitpanda as a best-in-class platform within the European market. Your North Star is driving sustainable trading activity, deep customer engagement, and trading-related revenue growth.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the long-term strategic vision, user positioning, and feature roadmap across supported asset classes including crypto, equities, commodities and derivatives.
• Own the web and mobile user experience and partner with Engineering to build low-latency, high-availability, resilient trading infrastructure.
• Drive business performance and optimize core metrics including trading volume, active user growth, retention and lifetime value.
• Scale and lead multidisciplinary teams while collaborating directly with the CEO to align strategy, investment and executive prioritization.
• Work alongside Legal, Compliance and Risk teams to ensure all advanced trading functionalities operate within regulatory frameworks.

Who You Are

• Fintech & Trading Leader: Substantial experience leading cross-functional teams across trading platforms, brokerages, exchanges or investment technology environments.
• Infrastructure & Market Expert: Deep technical understanding of market structure, advanced execution platforms and scalable infrastructure.
• Trader-Obsessed: Deep empathy for active traders with an intimate understanding of complex professional trading workflows.
• Commercial & Resilient Decision-Maker: High-ownership, analytical mindset with a track record of scaling revenue-generating financial products under high pressure.
• Regulated Environment Native: Highly experienced in regulated financial landscapes, risk management and compliance frameworks.

What's in it for you

• Flexibility to work where you thrive - Hybrid working model combining onsite collaboration and remote work, with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
• Reward for your impact - Competitive total compensation aligned with Bitpanda's pay-for-impact policy, including participation in the stock option plan.
• Support for your mental wellbeing - Access to confidential coaching, counselling and mental health resources through OpenUP.
• Time to recharge - Additional paid time off in 2027 once you have been with the company for 6 months.
• Continuous learning and growth - Unlimited access to Udemy's online course library.
• Exclusive perks and rewards - Discounts, rewards and perks from partners worldwide.
• Support during life milestones - Up to 8 additional weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave.
• Fuel and focus on-site - Free onsite dining in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona and Berlin.
• Recognition for your contributions - Recognition and rewards for tenure and achievements.
• Connect and celebrate with your team - Company events including the Winter Party in Vienna and gatherings worldwide.

Bitpanda is committed to fostering a fair and equal environment based on trust and mutual respect and to building a team that represents a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.